Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50

Dharmānukathana

Narration of Dharma

Devanagari script

सर्वयज्ञफलं प्राप्य सर्वपापविवर्जितः । वसेद्विष्णुपुरे सार्द्धं त्रिसप्तपुरुषैर्नृप ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

sarvayajñaphalaṃ prāpya sarvapāpavivarjitaḥ | vasedviṣṇupure sārddhaṃ trisaptapuruṣairnṛpa || 50 ||

Translation

அனைத்து யாகங்களின் பலனையும் பெற்று, எல்லாப் பாவங்களிலிருந்தும் விடுபட்டு, அரசே! அவன் இருபத்தொன்று தலைமுறைகளுடன் விஷ்ணுபுரியில் வாசம் செய்கிறான்।

Word by Word

• सर्व-यज्ञ-फलम्: the fruit of all sacrifices
• सर्व-यज्ञ-फलम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; accusative singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां यज्ञानां फलम्)

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु) उपसर्ग-प्र (प्र + √आप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; having obtained

• सर्व-पाप-विवर्जितः: free from all sins
• सर्व-पाप-विवर्जितः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (कृदन्त, वि + √वृज्/√वर्ज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; nominative singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वैः पापैः विवर्जितः)

• वसेत्: would dwell/should dwell
• वसेत्: विधेय-क्रिया (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विष्णु-पुरे: in Viṣṇu’s city
• विष्णु-पुरे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative singular; तत्पुरुष-समास (विष्णोः पुरम्)

• सार्द्धम्: together with
• सार्द्धम्: सह (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्द्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (preposition/adverb: together with)

• त्रि-सप्त-पुरुषैः: with twenty-one men/persons
• त्रि-सप्त-पुरुषैः: सह (Accompaniment/Instrumental of association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + सप्त (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; instrumental plural; द्विगु-समास (त्रिसप्त = 21)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; vocative singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressed as 'O king' within the discourse style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It declares that the highest religious merit—equated with the fruit of all yajnas—culminates in freedom from sin and residence in Vishnu’s divine realm, indicating liberation-oriented reward rather than merely worldly gain.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By placing “dwelling in Vishnu’s abode” as the outcome, the verse frames ultimate success as nearness to Vishnu; it implies that worship and observances dedicated to Vishnu can surpass or equal sacrificial merits, aligning ritual merit with Vishnu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses the technical dharmic accounting of yajna-phala (ritual merit) and the traditional concept of kula-uddhāra (upliftment of generations), a common dharma-śāstra framework for evaluating rites and vows.